French Legislation In English

Search, Read and Apply French Law. In English.

20+ full codes, 2,400+ articles translated and updated. Case law linked to every article. Read the actual text before you ask a lawyer about it — free, no login required.

Try: L.227-1 SAS governance, L.145-9 bail commercial renewal, L.223-18 gérant removal SARL

20+

french codes

Fully translated

2,400+

articles in English

Updated regularly

480+

court rulings linked

Per article

Free

full access

No login required

Showing 33513360 of 22448 articles for Art. CE 5-11-2014 n° 370845

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-5

…of the forms authorised by Article L. 743-12, or an associative form. This group is responsible for centralising calls and directing them to the relevant registry. The registrars may, under the same c…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-56

Based on the information provided in the application, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will assess whether the association meets the conditions set out in Articles L. 519-11 to L.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-52

…form of the issuing company; 3° The amount of share capital ; 4° The address of the registered office; 5° The date of registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register and the informati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-5

…daire governed by article L. 221-27 by institutions distributing one or other of these passbooks is centralised by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in the fund provided for in article L. 221-7.The c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3116-5

Any civil servant, public official, captain or officer of a ship or aircraft or doctor who, in a document or declaration, alters, conceals or neglects to make known to the health authorities facts tha…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to land transport.

Article R6314-5

…ing the authorisation provided for in Article R. 6312-11 is liable to a fine for a fifth-class offence: 1° Fail to comply with their custody obligations ; 2° Carrying out or having carried out a medic…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-5

…for liquidity risk is established when the investments referred to in Article R. 343-10, with the exception of depreciable securities which the insurance undertaking has the capacity and intention to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-3

…quired to obtain the diploma is:70 hours for the diploma enabling the holder to work as a master of ceremonies;140 hours for the diploma enabling the holder to work as a funeral adviser or equivalent.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-13

Masters of ceremony who may avail themselves of the provisions of article R. 2223-50 are deemed to satisfy the diploma requirement mentioned in Article L. 2223-25-1.Funeral advisers and similar person…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-4

…23-55-3 must include the following subjects:1° For the diploma to perform the function of master of ceremonies:- hygiene, safety and ergonomics;- funeral legislation and regulations;- psychology and s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
Common Questions

French legislation in English — Q&A

Our translations are produced and reviewed for accuracy, but the only legally binding version of French law is the French original. For court, registry or contractual use we offer lawyer-reviewed or sworn certified translations on request.
Articles are synced with Légifrance and updated as soon as a reform is published in the Journal Officiel, so you always read the version in force — and can see when each article was last amended.
Each article is linked to the key court decisions (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État, courts of appeal) that interpret it, so you can read the text and its case-law application side by side.
Yes — every article has an AI plain-English summary, and you can order a lawyer-reviewed explanation of how it applies to your specific situation, with next steps.
No. Reading and searching the codes is free with no login. Paid services — certified translation and the legal application report — are entirely optional.
Mariela Petrova

Mariela Petrova

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Toque #C2396

15+ Years In French Corporate Practice

English · French · Russian

Ready When You Are

Talk To A Lawyer
In France.

A 20–30 minute call, in English, to scope the engagement. No obligation, no preliminary fee. You will leave the call with a clear view of what the work will cover and what it will cost.

First EngagementFixed Fee

Talk to a French lawyer.

Reply within 24 hours.

Communications protected by professional secrecy — secret professionnel de l'avocat, Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971.

Continue

Related legal services

01 / Read

Browse the French codes

20+ full codes and 2,400+ articles in English, with the key court rulings linked to every article — free to read.

Read More
02 / Apply

Legal application report

A lawyer-reviewed report explaining how the relevant articles apply to your situation, with case-law analysis and next steps.

Read More
03 / Act

Talk to a French lawyer

Scope your matter with a Paris-Bar avocate — incorporation, contracts, disputes — handled bilingually, end to end.

Read More